They didn't stop bugging me the whole night. Blood draws, vital signs monitoring and respiratory therapy. They have to do what they have to do! But I did tell the respiratory therapist to bugger off and come back later. Well, not quite that rude but I thought 3am was a tad early for respiratory therapy considering I was still breathing.
Diana arrived in the morning to hang out with me. We both had a good morning nap as both of us had a shitty sleep the night before. She did not have a good sleep night as Max was throwing a wobbly because of the storms that were passing through Baltimore. It was a major drool event for him. Poor bugger.
The blood work came back just fine. No infections. The only thing that was somewhat low was my white blood count. This is what makes you very susceptible to infections. But from the time I checked in I was put on two IV antibiotics. So this was not a big concern. The CT scan results finally came back and Dr. Erlich came in to give us all the latest and greatest news. After reviewing all the tests and scans he did not believe that what showed up on the x-ray was another tumor. Whew. He also ruled out bacterial pneumonia and told us that the most likely culprit was still the radiation pneumonitis. I know this sounds strange but we would have been relieved to have been told it was only pneumonia. So it was even better to hear that it was once again the radiation pneumonitis. I am not trivializing the radiation pneumonitis but it seemed like the better option to the two previously mentioned possibilities.
They have put me back on the steroids and I am currently on IV steroids and antibiotics. When I am discharged I will continue the steroid tablets but will ween off them at a much slower rate. The steroids really seemed to help last time as I was feeling great right up until a few days after I quit them. Bulk up - here I come. Step aside AAAhhhnold. I think I'm ready to govern Kaalifornya.
Di and I shared a nice (brought in) Chinese dinner supplemented by the hospital vegetable lasagna (for Di). We then watched a Chris Rock special on HBO. Crude but quite funny. Oh yea, Mike visited in the afternoon and brought me some biltong and sourfigs to snack on. He was quite proud of himself as he dove here in a pretty heavy rain shower.
Carpe Diem.
Here's a quick note from the big sister!...happy new year to all of you who have been so amazing this year with support and love! We all appreciate, very much,the constant contact Ade has with all of you. As we start the Jewish New Year we know that he is getting better day by day and that this last little 'episode'was just to remind us not to get bored.
ReplyDeleteI also wanted to let you all know that he looks amazing. Seeing him two weeks ago was a great tonic for all but seeing him look so great was wonderful.
Shana tova to you all and well over the fast. Much love from all the family.